Leda Part I: Early EXP Farms and Cai's Carriage Shortcut

These are opportunities I discovered in my own save while playing Leda after finishing Cai Part I. They are not guaranteed shortcuts for a fresh playthrough. My chronological Leda journal records what I did; this page makes the repeatable tactics and their limits easier to find.

Three early opportunities

Opportunity	What I actually did	What is not yet established
Olympia's brazier battle	Attacked opponents while they were occupied with braziers, pushed stronger units to their return points, and leveled Leda to 10 before winning	Exact respawn rules and whether all gains persist on a defeat/retry
Lechner escape objective	Positioned Leda near the escape destination, delayed the finish, and fought additional arriving enemies for levels	Whether reinforcements are literally infinite, the maximum practical farming window, final unit levels
Inherited carriage routes	Used previously unlocked Cai carriage links on Leda's route despite apparent travel/Renown restrictions; traveled south and bought Qiankun Circles for Mu	Which specific stations work, whether every Renown gate can be bypassed, and whether this carries to Dietrich/Theodora

Lechner: keep the escape available, then fight as long as it helps

The story battle involving Lechner changed to an escape objective for Leda. I advanced toward the escape position first, giving myself a way out, but spent extra turns fighting the continuing reinforcements before ending my attempt at farming.

Evidence boundary: My report supports repeated extra enemies and EXP gained. I did not count enemy waves or prove that reinforcements cannot run out. I also did not document the exact final turn or completion screen. The battle's offer to retain EXP after a failed attempt was discussed earlier for Olympia; I have not confirmed that all EXP types are retained after restarting this Lechner encounter.

Carriage bypass: earlier shopping and scouting

I wondered if carriage routes unlocked on Cai would remain selectable while playing Leda, even though my ordinary map access was blocked or gated by Renown. I tested it, and the carriage trip succeeded.

The confirmed result: Mu's weapon

I wanted to reach the southern shopping area to buy Qiankun Circles. I got there and purchased the weapon for Mu. Because I could not recall the shop town name clearly, Alecto is marked likely: an independent item listing identifies Alecto Armory as a seller, but I have not checked the actual town name in my Leda save.

This is a meaningful practical advantage: I could acquire the equipment when I wanted it, not merely after Leda's normal walking route opened. The user-confirmed fact is the purchase; independent store listings supply the tentative name.

The expanded exploration options

The carried-over travel network also let me approach or identify access toward:

Dungeon	Published Part I recommended level	My Leda-route evidence
Cave Behind the Falls (Castalia)	22	I observed that expanded travel access made it reachable; clear not reported
Giant's-Print Fort (Ogmios)	35	I could travel toward its area through carriage routes; entry/clear not reported

The suggested levels are from the external dungeon directory and are not my actual party levels. At the subsequent first long Leda free-time window, I estimated Leda around level 14 and Mu around 10–11. Exact post-Lechner level screenshots are still unavailable. Reaching a level-35 dungeon early does not prove I can clear it with that army.

What to test without replaying old chapters

• Record the exact carriage starting stop and destination that crossed Leda's blocked/Renown-gated region.
• Photograph the Alecto (or other town) shop map label and Mu's equipped Qiankun Circles.
• Confirm whether Cave Behind the Falls and Giant's-Print Fort can both be entered on this route, not just reached geographically.
• If an enemy farm is available, note the last observed turn and whether it stops; avoid presenting an uncounted stream as provably infinite.
• When Dietrich's Part I starts, check whether those same Cai carriage stops work there too.

Newer observed results: After the Lechner battle, with arena training newly unlocked, Leda already had Bow C+, while Mu had Gauntlets C and Swords D, achieved through using those weapons in the Lechner combat itself. Mu's Qiankun Circles were an early purchase; Buccar also obtained Da Mina Axe. Blacksmith access remains unavailable, creating a durability/repair concern. These are experiments and hard-earned advantages, not barriers to finishing Leda's story. The route remains in progress.